CSI Miami - The Unsung Hero
By Celtic Lady
Genre: Angst
Pairing(s): None. This is a Ryan Wolfe story.
Characters: General cast
Rating: T (age 13+)
Chapters: 6 chapters total
Summary: Ryan Wolfe's actions are questioned in the death of a teenage girl whom he gave CPR to in an effort to save her life. After it is discovered that she died from a cracked rib which punctured her lung, Ryan is in the hot-seat. Can he solve the crime and save his reputation?
Author's Notes: This story is dedicated to sarryb who gave me the story idea.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters so please don't sue. If the real owners want to use anything from my story (yeah, wishful thinking), go ahead, you can have it for free. :-)
The wind was blowing through Ryan Wolfe's hair as he drove down the roadway to work. It was going to be a good day – he was working again and the bad times were behind him now. Thank goodness. He tapped out the beat of the music on his steering wheel as he exited the interstate onto a side road he liked to take to work. He almost didn't notice the teenage girl walk out in front of him forcing him to slam on his brakes and skid to a stop. "Damn!" He was just inches from striking her.
Ryan jumped out of his car fully intending to give the young lady a good lecture on looking both ways before crossing the street when he noticed the girl holding her abdomen. His anger quickly turned into concern, "Are you okay?"
The girl collapsed onto the pavement before she could answer him. Ryan brushed her brown hair away from her face as he tried to awaken her. "Hey, wake up. Are you okay?"
Without success, he immediately dialed 911. While waiting for the ambulance to arrive, Ryan began checking her vitals. She appeared to be deteriorating fast and he was worried.
"Hold on, an ambulance is coming." There was no sign of her breathing as he started CPR and gave her mouth to mouth resuscitation.
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Later, Horatio pulled up in his Hummer and walked over to Ryan. "I understand there was an accident."
Ryan quickly corrected him, "My car never touched her. She walked out into the street and collapsed."
Horatio turned and watched the paramedics load the girl into the waiting ambulance. "I see."
"I was just going to check out the direction she came from." Ryan pointed to illustrate, "And see if I can find anything."
"Yes, do that Mr. Wolfe and keep me posted on what you find."
After Ryan left, Frank Tripp walked over to Horatio. "The paramedics say it's a no go on the girl. They can't restart her heart but don't want to give up just yet. They're not very optimistic though." Frank thought for a moment before he finally decided to state the obvious. "Looks like Wolfe is in a mess of trouble."
"He says his car never touched the girl Frank." Horatio watched the ambulance fade out of site down the road.
"You believe him?"
"I believe the evidence, Frank." Horatio put on his sunglasses. "It never lies."
Play "Won't Get Fooled Again" here and pretend the credits are running by. :-)
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